Announcements
Commercial announcements
Another MandrakeSoft cash crunch
MandrakeSoft, it seems, is facing another cash crunch. The company has put up a call for assistance asking for its users to join MandrakeClub, purchase Mandrake products, and, for "qualified investors," buy into the (ongoing) share offering. MandrakeSoft expects to hit the breakeven point in the (northern hemisphere) spring, but it has to get there first.Sponsorships Double for Desktop Linux Summit
Desktop Linux Summit has announced that it has doubled the number of sponsors for the Desktop Linux Summit to be held in San Diego, CA on February 20 and 21, 2003.
Resources
Linux Gazette, January, 2003
The January, 2003 issue of the Linux Gazette is available; it includes articles on undeletion, Ruby programming, EcolNet, and more.ZCAN updated (use Perl)
Use Perl covers the release of an updated version of "The Zen of Comprehensive Archive Networks", a document that covers the creation and maintenance of language archive sites.
Upcoming Events
The Open Source Weekend
An series of events called the Open Source Weekend will be held on January 25 and 26, 2003 in Ottawa, Canada.OSCon 2003 Call for Participation
A Call for Participation has gone out for the O'Reilly Open Source Software Convention 2003. Proposals are due by February 15, 2003.Linux Bangalore/2002 slides
An online slide show has been posted for the Linux Bangalore/2002 conference that was heald earlier this month.34 papers on real-time Linux (LinuxDevices)
LinuxDevices.com has published the proceedings from the Fourth Real-Time Linux Workshop held December 6-7, 2002 in Boston, MA at the Computer Science Department, Boston University. The conference was organized by the Real-Time Linux Foundation. Twenty-six of the papers are available as PDF downloads from LinuxDevices.com.Year-End Sale on Damian's Seattle Classes (use Perl)
Damian Conway is considering offering some Perl classes in Seattle, Washington from January 13-17, 2003 if there is sufficient student interest.FOSDEM Interviews
The first in a series of FOSDEM speaker interviews has been announced on the GNOME FootNotes site. The series begins with Michael Meeks on the topic of GNOME.Return of the Independent Game Developer? (O'Reilly)
Chromatic covers the recent Independent Game Developer's Conference on O'Reilly.
Eugene, Oregon is a surprising little powerhouse of game development. Originally home to now-defunct Dynamix, it still boasts a handful of experienced developers, managers, and artists. These days, it's home to Garage Games, the folks behind the popular Tribes 2.
Eugene is also the home of the (potentially) annual Independent Game Developers Conference. Conceived in the middle of September, this early November event drew around a hundred artists, developers, fans, and press to three days of talks, demos, and conversations.
Reports from XML 2002 (O'Reilly)
Eric van der Vlist reports on word processor developments at the XML 2002 conference.Events: January 2 - February 27, 2003
| Date | Event | Location |
|---|---|---|
| January 21 - 24, 2003 | LinuxWorld Conference & Expo | (Jacob K. Javits Center)New York, NY |
| January 22 - 25, 2003 | Linux.conf.au 2003 | Perth, Australia |
| January 27 - 31, 2003 | SAINT-2003 | Orlando, Florida, USA |
| February 3 - 6, 2003 | O'Reilly Bioinformatics Technology Conference | (Westin Horton Plaza.)San Diego, CA |
| February 4 - 6, 2003 | Linux Solutions 2003 | (CNIT)Paris, France |
| February 8 - 9, 2003 | Free and Open source Software Developers' European Meeting(FOSDEM) | Brussels, Belgium |
| February 10 - 14, 2003 | The fifth NordU/USENIX Conference(NordU2003) | (Aros Congress Center)Västerås, Sweden |
Software announcements
This week's software announcements
Here are the software announcements, courtesy of Freshmeat.net. They are available in two formats:
- Sorted alphabetically,
- Sorted by license.
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